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  • Lesson 23: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms - Slangs - Phrasal verbs
    For the time being, I just got my foot in the door to start making a living. With a raw job, everything has changed. I have to hit the rack by 5 am so I could work on my night shift. I should rack out for at least 8 hours so I won’t doze off at my job. My work shift is from 5 pm to 3:30 am. That’s why I bought some energy shots in case I lose my energy. I’m usually wired after drinking them. I guess I will work my butt off since it will be my first professional experience. I also met the new hires and we rapped about our expectations and experiences. I feel like walking on air. I still can’t believe I’m working for such a reputable company. I’ll definitely get off on working with my team. I believe sticking around experienced people will help me tremendously to stand out and to go beyond expectations.
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    5 min
  • Lesson 22: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms - Slangs - Phrasal verbs
    Isn't it so hard to hear from someone and they ask you if you have missed the boat already. You start to have doubt in your heart and feel disappointed. You have second thoughts about your decisions in life and many regrets. It feels like you haven’t played your cards right and you might have pointed your fingers at anyone just to hide away your failures. You feel brought-down because it’s too late to fix anything. You feel that you’re such a wussy and you always pooped out whenever you gave it a go and tried something new. But hey, don’t be disheartened by people who fool around and ask such a question. What does it really mean when they say you missed the boat? Is the boat even a real thing? Time flies, that's true, but when you’ve wised up, you always have enough time left to change the course. I’m sure you’ll have it all together. Take Jeff Olson’s advice when he says: “it’s never too late to start. It’s always too late to wait”. Be careful which questions you answer because some of them may lead you to a black hole of negativity.
    5 min
  • Lesson 22: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms - Slangs - Phrasal verbs
    Isn't it so hard to hear from someone and they ask you if you have missed the boat already. You start to have doubt in your heart and feel disappointed. You have second thoughts about your decisions in life and many regrets. It feels like you haven’t played your cards right and you might have pointed your fingers at anyone just to hide away your failures. You feel brought-down because it’s too late to fix anything. You feel that you’re such a wussy and you always pooped out whenever you gave it a go and tried something new. But hey, don’t be disheartened by people who fool around and ask such a question. What does it really mean when they say you missed the boat? Is the boat even a real thing? Time flies, that's true, but when you’ve wised up, you always have enough time left to change the course. I’m sure you’ll have it all together. Take Jeff Olson’s advice when he says: “it’s never too late to start. It’s always too late to wait”. Be careful which questions you answer because some of them may lead you to a black hole of negativity.
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    5 min
  • Lesson 21: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms - Slangs - Phrasal verbs
    The ball is no longer in your court
    you can’t pick out anything of any sort
    You can’t even wait too long
    Because you have no choice but to come along
    Let’s try to get to the bottom line
    And finish things in less than no time
    Even if you would have to drag your feet
    And endure the consequences and take the heat
    I think maybe I should say it straight
    All I’m thinking about is my fate
    All I want is for you to take a hike
    Because I assure you, we look nothing alike
    Trust me it will be no sweat
    And I’ll pay you all the debt
    And we’ll both forget when and where we met
    I know that you have heard that line
    A million or maybe a billion times
    But this time you can lay-back
    go back and remember all that you lack.
    5 min
  • Lesson 21: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms - Slangs - Phrasal verbs
    The ball is no longer in your court
    you can’t pick out anything of any sort
    You can’t even wait too long
    Because you have no choice but to come along
    Let’s try to get to the bottom line
    And finish things in less than no time
    Even if you would have to drag your feet
    And endure the consequences and take the heat
    I think maybe I should say it straight
    All I’m thinking about is my fate
    All I want is for you to take a hike
    Because I assure you, we look nothing alike
    Trust me it will be no sweat
    And I’ll pay you all the debt
    And we’ll both forget when and where we met
    I know that you have heard that line
    A million or maybe a billion times
    But this time you can lay-back
    go back and remember all that you lack.
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    Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wafa-damlaj/support
    5 min
  • Lesson 20: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms - Slangs - Phrasal verbs
    In the middle of the night, a disguised person passed by a young girl, who looked like he killed someone in cold blood and had everything in hand. He suspiciously pulled over and threw what looked like a dead body in the middle of nowhere. Nelly, the young girl, was spooked by this psycho. She got out of the streets, ran away from the crime scene, and headed toward the police station safe and sound. Troy, the policeman, had to tranquilize her. He gave her a glass of water and made her feel comfortable and safe in his office. He asked her where and when the incident happened. He made her recall details of what she saw or heard. He also helped her jog her memory about the car type and color. Troy told Nelly that he will take care of business and he will find out to whom these wheels belong to. He assured her that everything is in the bag and that she could go home without worrying about anything at this point in time.
    5 min
  • Lesson 19: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms - Slangs - Phrasal verbs
    My parents are always shouting and fighting. My 18-year-old brother spends all his time playing video games. Whenever I want to get in with him he would always kick me out. My oldest teenage sister locks herself up in her room every day. Whenever I get curious about what she does, she furiously orders me around to stay out of her room. Come on what a yucky and boring life they’re living. I am the only rugrat in this house that seems to play. I wonder why all these older people are so dead. Living like an adult seems gross. I don’t ever want to be an adult. I want to do many things. I want to play. I want to laugh. I want to kid around, prank them, and continue to pull their legs. I want to show them how I can run like the wind and for them to try hard to catch up with me. I want them to see that life can be as easy as riding a bike. I want them to feel free, to do whatever makes them alive and up all the time.
    5 min
  • Lesson 18: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms - Slangs - Phrasal verbs
    I love my manager. I admire everything about her. She is the best. She is always on the ball. She believes that time is money. That’s why she always encourages us to improve our time management skills. She motivates us to get into something that we love and are good at. She supports us and gives us all the tools to effectively climb the corporate ladder. She cares for us and simply believes in us. If we faced any problems, difficulties, or fell behind she would help us come up with the right solutions or plan to fix up everything. On the flip side, I used to work with another manager that made me feel miserable and worthless. It was only a matter of time before  I left that toxic place and left the drag paper-pushers behind for good. This job was really eating away at me. That’s why I appreciate my current dynamite manager. Thank you, Pamela.
    5 min
  • Lesson 17: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms - Slangs - Phrasal verbs
    Kim and Britney are having a heart to heart conversation at Kim’s place. Even though they haven’t seen each other in a while, they have kept in touch the whole time. They have been best friends since middle school. In the middle of their conversation, Britney asks Kim about their old friend Scarlet. Kim isn’t sure what to reply back. Britney states that she got an earful about Scarlet’s affair. Kim lets the cat out of the bag and says that Scarlet is cheating on her boyfriend with her ex-boyfriend Sam. Kim reveals that she saw Scarlet and Sam twice hanging around in the city. Kim expresses that what adds insult to injury is that Sam has never had a good reputation and he has only been known as a party animal for so long. Britney is wondering if Scarlet is really falling for Sam again or if she is using him to be her meal ticket since she recently got laid off and Sam has deep pockets. Kim and Britney express that Scarlet is off her rocker and this whole relationship is a real bomb.
    6 min
  • Lesson 16: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms - Slangs - Phrasal verbs
    It’s better late than never. Even though the project has taken almost 15 years to be completed. Philip has finally got the show on the road. Action. Today is the opening of one of the biggest luxurious hotels in Hawaii. Cylaii hotel is the best thing since sliced bread. The isle’s residents are blown away by such a construction. It is the very first hotel built in a cylindrical shape in the world. It is such a pretty glitzy hotel. Cylaii is designed to have one single luxurious room on every floor. The facade of the entire room is made of glass. The guests will enjoy a 360-degree astonishing view from their room. Not just that. Cylaii hotel provides the best of both worlds, with an ocean view at the front and a tropical rainforest view in the back. Any newlywed couple who want to spend their honeymoon and enjoy two completely different landscapes would definitely be killing two birds with one stone when coming to Cylaii.
    Don’t plan ahead, just check-in and we will deal with everything.
    So shake your leg, come over, visit this dope place and have a cool vacation!
    5 min

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